In case of suspicion of COVID-19, residents of the capital are examined at the Infectious Disease Hospital

In case of suspicion of COVID-19, residents of the capital are examined at the Infectious Disease Hospital
In case of suspicion of COVID-19, residents of the capital are examined at the Infectious Disease Hospital
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A Coordination Center has started work in Sofia for the benefit of all people sick with COVID-19 or suspected of being infected. All patients with suspected COVID-19 who sought emergency medical care in the capital go through the Coordination Center, opened on the territory of the Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases "Prof. Ivan Kirov" (SBALIPB). This also applies to people from the Sofia region who require hospitalization in metropolitan medical institutions with a higher level of competence and who are suspected of having a coronavirus infection.

All patients with symptoms of the new coronavirus will be transported to the Coordination Center by "Emergency" teams. They will be consulted by medical specialists, including an epidemiologist, and after an assessment of their state of he alth, they will be referred to a specific medical facility or for home treatment. In this way, the time for hospitalization will be shortened, and patients will be guaranteed timely and quality medical care, including diagnostics.

The aim is to shorten the time from the submission of the signal to the National 112 system to admission to a medical facility and thus guarantee patients the best possible and professional medical care.

If necessary, patients will be given a rapid test or PCR to prove coronavirus infection. Until the results of the PCR test are released, the patients will be hospitalized in the so-called buffer zone on the territory of the Infectious Diseases Hospital, where constant medical supervision is provided.

A doctor, a nurse, a paramedic and an epidemiologist are on duty at the Coordination Center every day, and experts from the regional he alth inspectorates in Sofia and the Sofia region are also available.

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